Find which version of Ubuntu you’re running

Today we’ll learn how to find which version of Ubuntu you’re running.

To do this, launch a terminal window and issue the following at the terminal:

lsb_release -a

The terminal window will throw back the version of Ubuntu currently installed, followed by the Release number and Codename of the version.

# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS
Release:        18.04
Codename:       bionic

That’s it!